Sec. Dar to grace Urdaneta Fiesta this Sunday – So

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

URDANETA CITY – Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar will grace tomorrow (Sunday) the opening of the traditional city fiesta here, according to Urdaneta City Business Club (UCBC) President Rosendo So.

Department of Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar (third from left sitting) and pressure group Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) and Abono Party List Party Chairman Rosendo So (second from left) in a farmers related meeting.

Dar, according to Wikipidea, is a Filipino horticulturist and public servant who is the 45th Secretary of Agriculture of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte on August 5, 2019 to replace Emmanuel Piñol. Dar held the same position under President Joseph Estrada from 1998 to 1999.

President So met last Thursday business men here at the Hut Bamboo Cuisine to finalize the participation of the UCBC in the eight days' fiesta celebration is also the chairmen of the pro - business and pro - farmers pressure groups’ Samahan ng Industriyang Agrikultura (SINAG) and Abono Party List Party.

A staff of this city’s mayor Rannie Parayno said that the UCBC will join a motorcade around the city that will start at 8 Am in the national high school here.

An advisory from this city’s local government unit Facebook account announced that commuters and vehicle owners can expect heavy traffic on Sunday at 6 Am to 1 Pm in the main thoroughfares here.

The office of Mayor Parayno said that the eight days fiesta is star studded where marquee actors and actresses like Julia San Jose, Alex Gonzaga, Robi Domingo, Rayvier Cruz, Long Mejia, Ate Gay, Mark Herras, and others will entertain the residents of this burgeoning eastern Pangasinan city.

“Come and join us as we celebrate our festivity with the stars,” the office beckoned the spectators.